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The British reporter gives Lucy a sleazy, misogynistic grin.

Lucy responds with a mock-scolding look.

BRITISH REPORTER (CONT'D)

(Winking)

You're much more fun than the last

Chief Executive!

LUCY:

Of course I am. Peter. Yes, she's

my sister, but Nancy and I are verydifferent human beings with verydifferent business ethics. Verydifferent. The only thing we shareis our last name.

Lucy smiles, but her composure is slightly rattled. A

question from the audience ends the brief silence.

5.

REPORTER C:

What's so great about this piganyway?

LUCY:

She has an impressive reproduction

rate.

The Reporters look underwhelmed.

LUCY (CONT'D)

(A small smile)

A regular sow averages five or sixpiglets in a litter and two littersin a year. Mary has mated with oneof our best hogs while she’s beenliving with us in Arizona, andshe’s had a few piglets. Would youcare to see them?

Lucy makes a hand gesture. A FILM fills the screen of A

HUNDRED very odd-looking piglets grazing the beautiful,

grassy acres of the Mirando Ranch.

A beat while the reporters take it in. Then the room ERUPTSwith a volley of QUESTIONS and CAMERA FLASHES.

Under the stage, Frank SMILES. This is going exactly to plan.

SARCASTIC REPORTER

How the hell did one pig have somany babies?

LUCY:

(Beat)

She got big.

The reporters take in the implication.

LUCY (CONT'D)

And her babies are going to get big

too.

REPORTER B:

Show us a picture of the big pig!

LUCY:

(Smiling)

Simon! Patience! Last week we sent

twenty-six of Mary's Super Pigletsto the twenty-six countries aroundthe world where our Mirando branch

offices are located.

6.

The screen behind Lucy becomes a colorful world map. Throughcool graphics we see the Super Piglets being spread to NewZealand, Brazil, France, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Denmark,

South Korea, Japan, South Africa, and so on.

LUCY (CONT'D)

Each piglet was given to anesteemed local farmer.

A PHOTOMONTAGE of SUPER PIGLETS being handed by MIRANDOEMPLOYEES to charismatic-looking FARMERS in picture-perfectlocations. Faces of all shapes and colors. A testament to theglobal nature of the project.

LUCY (CONT’D)

I have asked each farmer to raise

their special guests in a naturalenvironment with the utmost care,

honoring traditional techniquesunique to their respectivecultures. My top scientists at theMirando branch offices will be on

hand to offer whatever support isrequired.

(beat)

And now we have a competition!

On the word 'Competition' the colorful world map reappears onthe large screen behind Lucy. The faces of the Local Farmersappear over the map.

LUCY (CONT'D)

These little piggies will be theforebears of a whole new species!

From these, we’ll pick the mostexceptional specimens and developthem into a super breed! Arevolution in the livestock

industry! And one local farmer willrear the biggest and most beautifuland special one! The Ultimate SuperPig! But which farmer will it be?

Will Denmark win? New Zealand?

That's my bet! But I'm no expert.

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